Nonrefillable charred wood liquor bottle



June l5, 1937. J. COSTELLO NONREFILLABLE CHARRED woon LIQUOR BOTTLE Filed April 8, 1935 Patented June 15, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE NONREFILLABLE CHARRED WOOD LIQUOR BOTTLE My invention relates to improvements in nonrefillable charred wood liquor bottles, and it consists of the combinations, constructions and arrangements hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide a nonrefillable charred wood liquor bottle which is preferably made of wood such as oak, or other suitable wood, and which has its interior charred so that the liquor will be surrounded by a charcoal lining.

The bottle is formed of Various pieces. The four sides of the bottle are made of four separate pieces, and these are joined together by tongue and grooves and the joints are cemented. The

top of the bottle is formed of a single piece, and

this top includes a neck and shoulders, the shoulders fitting down over the four sides. The neck has a closed top and the interior of the neck is bored out for receiving a cork. A portion of the exterior surface of the neck has a groove and when the bottle is opened it is necessary to out along this groove, whereupon the top is severed from the shoulders at the weakened groove and the cork is thereafter used as a stopper. This prevents the bottle from being refilled without detection.

In filling the bottle at the factory, the bottle is inverted, and then filled, after which the bottom is placed in position and is cemented to the side walls.

Although the device is designed primarily for holding liquor it is obvious that the bottle may be filled with other ingredients and that the interior of the bottle need not be provided with a charcoal lining if this is not needed.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the device Will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the bottle shown partly in section;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the bottle also shown partly in section; and

Figure 3 is a horizontal section through the four walls of the bottle.

In carrying out my invention I provide a bottle in which the walls are formed from four different pieces of wood. In Figure 3 I show a front wall I, side walls 2 and 3, and a rear Wall 4. These walls may be joined to each other in any desired manner, and I have indicated the front wall as having grooves 5 and 6, and the rear wall as having grooves l and 8. The side wall has tongues 9 and m which are received in the grooves 5 and I, while the side wall 3 has tongues H and 92 which are received in the grooves 6 and 8. The parts are cemented when assembled and the result is a water-tight joining.

Figure 3 also shows the interior surfaces of the four walls as being provided with a charcoal lining l3. This lining can be formed on the sur faces in any manner desired, and may be pro- 10 vided prior to the joining together of the four walls, or after the four walls have been joined together.

In order to make the bottle non-refillable I provide a top, neck and shoulder portion which 15 is turned in one piece. The top I 4 is integral with the neck I5 and may be shaped to resemble the standard bottle. The neck in turn is integral with the shoulders l6, and the latter fit down upon the upper edges of the walls I to 4 inclusive. If 20 desired, the front and back walls I and 4 may be higher than the side walls. In the drawing, however, I have shown the four walls all of the same height, although I do not wish to be confined to this particular construction. 25

The front and back walls I and 4 have their upper edges formed to make a half-lap joint I! with the front and rear walls of the shoulder portion I6, see Figure 1. In Figure 2 I show the manner of joining the side walls 2 and 3 with the shoul- 3O ders l6. This joining is in the nature of a tongue and groove joint l8. The half-lap joints l1 and the tongue and groove joints l8 are cemented to the walls I to 4 inclusive, and the bottle is now provided with a closed top and four walls which will hold a liquid.

The interior of the shoulder portion [6 is provided with a charcoal lining I9. The neck l5 has a recess 20 formed therein with an enlarged portion 2|. The head 22 of a cork 23 is received 40 in the enlarged portion 2|, while the body of the cork extends into the recess 20. The cork is inserted from the inside of the shoulder portion and in the partly sectional views of Figures 1 and 2, is shown in elevation. 45

The neck I 5 is weakened adjacent to the head 22 of the cork, and this is accomplished by forming a groove 24 in the neck. The groove is disposed opposite to the enlarged portion 2| of the recess, and this makes the wood at this portion 59 very thin.

The bottle is turned upside down when being filled, and after it is filled a bottom piece 25 is disposed in place. The bottom piece 25 has a marginal groove 26, which receives the four sides 55 l to 4 inclusive, and the bottom also has a central portion 21 defined by the marginal groove 26, and this central portion enters the bottle a slight distance. The place of joining between the bottom and the walls is cemented and the bottle is now completed. The inner surface of the bottom 25 is provided with a charcoal lining 28.

The front face of the front wall I may be provided with a depressed surface 29 if desired in order to cause the bottle to resemble a standard glass liquor bottle. A label may be applied to the bottle, if desired. In opening the bottle a.

knife is used for cutting the neck at the weakened groove 24, and this will sever the top It from the neck l5. The cork 23 is now exposed and may be removed for pouring-the contents from the bottle. The cork can be u'sed for closing the bottle and will protect the portionpf. the contents remaining in the bottle.

It will be clear that the bottle is mutilated neck portion with a closed top and a groove in to the side walls after the bottle has been filled, said neck having a stopper receiving recess with an enlargement for receiving the enlarged head of the stopper, a. stopper in the recess and having a head disposed in the enlargement, said neck having a groove in its outer surface disposed ad-.

jacent to the enlargement.

3. A liquor bottle made of wood and comprising four flat sides cemented together and forming a body portion for the bottle rectangular in cross section, a shoulder and neck portion provided with a closed top, the shoulder portion bein cemented to the four sides, a cork placed in the neck portion on the inside of the bottle, and a bottom cemented to the four walls, the neck being provided with a weakened portion adjacent to the top of the cork.

JOHNNY COSTELLO. 

